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Higher Education Academy
Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre
Academy Developments
LTSN has been incorporated in a new body,
The higher education academy
Since 1st may 2004 (launched October 2004)
Along with
The institute of learning & teaching in higher education (ILTHE),
The body for professional accreditation
And also the national coordination team (NCT)
For teaching quality enhancement
The Higher Education Academy works with the UK higher education community to enhance the student experience. The Academy is the first choice of the sector for knowledge, practice and policy related to the student experience in higher education.
This exciting new initiative has a strong stakeholder focus and will help institutions, subject communities, individuals, the Government and funding bodies to provide an exceptional environment for student learning.
The Higher Education Academy's vision, is for students in UK higher education to enjoy the highest quality learning experience in the world.
Their mission is to support the sector in providing the best possible learning experience for all students.
Their strategic aims are to:
1. Identify, develop and disseminate evidence-informed approaches
2. Broker and encourage the sharing of effective practice
3. Support universities and colleges in bringing about strategic change
4. Inform, influence and interpret policy
5. Raise the status of teaching
Health Sciences & Practice Subject Centre
aims to
promote the development of
good practices in health care
through enhancing the quality of
learning, teaching and assessment,
both in higher education institutions
and in practice based education
Speech &LanguageTherapy
MentalHealth
ComplementaryMedicine
HealthPromotion
& Education
Gerontology
Audiology
Nutrition&
Dietetics
Chiropody&
Podiatry
Nursing,Midwifery& HealthVisiting
Radiography
Pharmacy
OccupationalTherapy
PublicHealth
EnvironmentalHealth
HealthcareEthics
RehabilitationSciences
Optometry&
Orthoptics
Physiotherapy
OtherRelatedsubjects
Centre DirectorProf Catherine Geissler
Academic DirectorDr Margaret Sills
Administrator& Marketing Manager Stevie Robinson
Centre AdministratorTBC
CETL Liaison & IPE ManagerDr Marion Helme
Senior Learning & Teaching CoordinatorNatalia Ognjenovic
Communications & Resources OfficerCharles KasuleICT Manager
Kwansuree Jiamton Technical Officer
Chakkapas Visavakul Key Contacts
Subject AdvisersAdvisory Board
Learning and TeachingConsultants
Learning & Teaching issues
• Interprofessional education• Enhancing learning using Technology
(e learning)• Assessment in/of Practice• Placement learning and mentoring• Life long learning & CPD• Work based learning• Problem based learning• Educational Research
Cross disciplinary themes
• Ethics and legal aspects of health care• Team work and communication skills• Research methodology• Reflective Practice• Inequalities & the determinants of health• Health Promotion
National Priorities in HE
• Widening participation• Employer Engagement • Student retention• Fair access• Teaching excellence• Assessment• Sustainablity• Internationalisation
Learning and Teaching Consultants
• Assessment• Enquiry & Evidence in Learning and
Teaching• Ethics and Legal aspects of healthcare• Inclusivity• Supporting New Academic Staff• Scotland• Wales
UK Network
• Learning and Teaching consultants • Subject Advisers (specific disciplines) • Key contacts in Health Science and Practice
Departments of UK Higher Education Institutions• Links with professional bodies and other related
organisations• Special Interest groups• Mailing lists
Every department / school / Faculty
that is teaching courses in health sciences and practice (undergraduate, post graduate, professional development and / or continuing education)
is invited to be represented by a key contact(s) who is a first line of communication with the Centre.
Key Contacts
1. Receiving communication from the Network & disseminating to all relevant staff within the department / school
2. Making yourself known as a HSAP representative in your institution
3. Promoting the potential benefits of involvement e.g. CPD, access to a broader community and a UK wide information network
4. Encouraging staff to contribute articles for publication and to participate in our activities
5. Alerting the Network to learning, teaching & assessment issues arising from work in their institution, also of relevant projects, publications etc.
6. Meeting with other Key Contacts
7. Hosting a Subject Centre workshop
8. Maximising opportunities to encourage staff to a)consider their strategy for helping students learn b)evaluate and disseminate good practices in learning and teaching
9. Making yourself known to all relevant academics in your institution
Key Contact role
1. Assist Centre with relevant discipline enquiries2. Encourage wide discussion and sharing about learning and
teaching issues and the Health Sciences & Practice Subject Network
3. Take a lead in stimulating debate by: moderating email discussions, leading workshops or other events, and preparing reports for publication in Newsletter or elsewhere
4. Engage the community through liaison and co-ordination with practitioners and specialist bodies, encouraging discussion and reflection, and through dissemination related to their area of expertise.
5. Liaise with practitioners and specialist / professional bodies6. Convene meetings or host a workshop on a topic of interest to their
subject area, providing a venue and feedback to the Centre. 7. Advise the Centre on issues and resources in their specialist area.8. Review learning & teaching materials and web resources
Subject Advisers’ role
• Newsletter (termly)• Ebulletin (monthly)• Website• Special Interest Groups• Publications – Occasional papers • Workshops and meetings e.g. Festival of learning• Research and development e.g. Mini-project grants• Project support (FDTL4)• Collaboration with other Centres: Triple (IPE),
mhhe, ETHICS, Interoperability• Student essay competition
Centre Activities
Website
• News• Events (including other HEIs)• Resources ( Learning & Teaching)• Funding opportunities• Download Occasional papers etc• Contact Subject Advisors • SIG discussions• Links
• Grants of around £5000 are available for:
• State of the art papers
• Evaluations & preparation for dissemination
• Seed corn money for new projects
Mini-Project Grants
Aim to: • improve the experience of learning and
teaching in higher education for learners, teachers and the organisational cultures in which they operate.
• develop scholarship and debate about how to best improve learning and teaching practice, through commissioning reviews of literature, policy, and studies of the experience of teachers and learners in a variety of learning environments
Mini-Project Grants
Funds are allocated using the following criteria:• Need established • Aims and objectives clearly specified • UK Higher Education Institution or linked with a HEI • Evidence of support from the institution (human and / or
financial resources allocated) • Equality and equity issues addressed • Gender sensitive • Value for money demonstrated • Methodology justified • Ethical issues addressed • Clear evaluation strategy • Clear dissemination strategy • Student / client involvement where appropriate
Mini-Project Grants
Special Interest Groups (SIG)
• Assessment• Critical reflection• Employability (forthcoming)• E-Learning• Ethics• Foundation degrees in AHPs• Interprofessional Education• Mental Health in Higher Education• Practice Learning• Problem Based Learning• Public Health
Funded Workshop Scheme:• One of funded workshop, where learning and teaching
professionals from the health sciences are given a grant to run a workshop with a certain focus in mind.
• This is a one day event, where the HSaP supports the running of the workshop.
Departmental Workshop Scheme:• Departmental teams of four learning and teaching professionals
from the health sciences, submit a proposal on how their want to improve or change things within their department.
• This scheme will need a head of department involved for the new developments to be taken seriously.
• Four departmental teams from different HEIs are involved in this workshop, and a special panel of professionals is also convened for the feedback to the groups.
• This workshop is run on two separate days.
Workshops
Workshops:• Various workshops are ran at the festival. Giving participating
academics the chance to experience and find out more about how other learning and teaching professionals are enhancing the students learning experience.
Posters:• The poster session allows learning and teaching
professionals to showcase their work in the form of a poster presentation with a chance for discussion with other professionals.
Festival of Learning
Contact details
Health Sciences and Practice Subject Centre• http://www.health.heacademy.ac.uk
Email: [email protected]
Higher Education Academy• http://www.heacademy.ac.uk